The first thing that struck me about this year’s most talked-about policy book, Abundance (perhaps you’ve heard of it?), is a detail almost no one talks about. The book’s cover art sketches a future ...

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Economic concerns continue to be a top priority for Americans. In a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll, 57% of respondents say they disapprove of the job President Trump is doing on the economy and just 36% ...

Hyperbole aside, he’s right: America’s economy is strong. But Trump is missing the point. Affordability, not economic strength, drives voters to the polls. Most Americans don’t care a lick about GDP, ...

COVID created a bifurcated economy, with upper-income thriving while middle/lower classes struggle with falling purchasing power. Wage gap vs. income gap are distinct issues, as the 'K-curve' economy ...

Americans give President Donald Trump his worst approval ratings ever for his handling of the economy, as they also express concerns about the cost of living, healthcare prices, and personal finances, ...

A collection of short films directed by independent and Hollywood filmmakers—Steve James, Catherine Hardwick, Joe Berlinger—in collaboration with economists that illustrate how the economy impacts ...

Trump is having the government buy stakes directly in companies — and it's going to change the way we all do business and reshape the economy. Follow Emily Stewart Every time Emily publishes a story, ...

There's a divide in how Americans are doing financially. NPR's Stephan Bisaha explains a tool economists are using to explain it - the letter K. STEPHAN BISAHA, BYLINE: You might think of economists ...

A feared recession didn’t materialize, but unemployment rose, wage growth slowed and affordability challenges are mounting. A feared recession didn’t materialize, but unemployment rose, wage growth ...